Self-fastening cord holder



June 7, 1949. 2,472,300

ENI CORD HOLDER V clothes to dry. The term Patented June 7, 1949 uurrep STATES FATE lorries -.;,472,30 0 SELF-FASTENIN G $91 11) Ray V. Kemplin, Chicago, Ill. Application January 5, 1946, Serial No. 639,239

1 Claim.

This invention relates to cord holders and more particularly to such holders formed of wire.

The principal object of this invention is to provide an improved cord holder having a body portion upon which the cord may be wound, formed of spaced parallel portions of the wire and ter minal portions formed of convolutions of the wire in which the cord may be fastened.

The spaced parallel portions of the wire forming the body portion provide a relatively large surface upon which the cord may be wound so that a relatively long length of cord may be wound thereon with relatively few turns of the cord. In other words, winding and unwinding of the cord on the body portion is facilitated and accelerated by the spaced wire construction.

The convolutions of the wire forming the terminal portions of the holder provide means for readily fastening the cord to prevent unwinding of the same. Either terminal portion may be used for this purpose.

By reason of the spaced parallel portions of the wire joining the convolutions of the wire the ends of the wire may be made to abut each other whereby the ends of the wire forming the holder do not protrude at any point. Preferably the ends of the wire abut each other in the body portion of the holder where they may be concealed by the cord wound thereon. Also, the ends of the wire may be butt welded to increase the strength and rigidity of the holder.

The holder may be utilized for winding and fastening any type of cord for any purpose, as for example strings utilized for plumb bobs, chalk lines and level lines and ropes used for hanging cord is used generically in this respect. Of course, the cord holder -must be of varying sizes depending upon the use to which it is to be put, and such varyin sizes and uses are contemplated in this invention. For example, a holder for clothes lines would be considerably larger and made of heavier material than would one for plumb bob lines.

Other objects and advantages will become ap parent to those skilled in the art upon reference to the accompanying specification, claim, and drawing, in which- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the holder with the cord wound thereon;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the holder;

Fig. 3 is a side elevational view of the holder;

Fig. 4- is a perspective view of the holder; and

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken substantially along the line 5-5 of Fig. 2.

The holder is generally designated as III and 5 is adapted to have a cord H wound thereon, as shown in Fig. 1.

The holder I 0 is preferably made of a single piece of wire formed as shown in Figs. 2 to 4. It includes a straight portion I2 of wire merging into convolutions l3 and I4. As shown, the convolutions it and I4 each comprise substantially two turns of wire. The ends of the wire I5 and I6 merging with and extending from the convolutions I3 and I4 abut each other at H and for purposes of rigidity and strength they may be butt welded as at I1.

The ends I5 and I6 of the wire abutting each other at I"! are parallel with the straight portion I2 of the wire and are spaced therefrom to form a body portion for the holder. Because of the parallel spaced relationship of the wires in the body portion, arelatively large surface is presented upon which the cord may be wound and as a result a relatively long length of cord may be wound thereon with relatively few turns of the cord. Winding and unwinding of the cord on the body portion is thereby facilitated and accelerated.

The convolutions I3 and I4 of the holder form terminal portions to prevent the cord II from slipping off the body portion and also to provide means for readily fastening the cord to prevent unwinding of the same. In this latter respect the cord II when unwound to a desired extent may be inserted between the turns of the convolution I3 or I4 respectively. Fig. 1 shows the cord inserted in the convolution III for fastening the same.

In beginning the winding of the cord I! on the holder II), the cord may be tied to the straight portion I2 or the straight portions I5, I6 of the wire of the holder, or the cord may be provided with a knot, as indicated at H3 in Fig. 1 and inserted in one of the convolutions I 3 or I4. In Fig. 1 the beginning of the cord is shown as being inserted in the convolution I3. Either manner of fastening the cord to the holder may be utilized and affords a means for anchoring the cord to the holder preparatory to winding the cord thereon.

By reason of the construction shown herein the ends of the wire forming the holder abut each other in the body portion whereby the ends of the wire forming the holder do not protrude at any point and may be concealed by the cord wound thereon.

While for purposes of illustration one form of this invention has been disclosed, other forms thereof may become apparent to those skilled in the art and, therefore, this invention is to be limited only by the scope of the appended claim and convolutions each providing a fastening means prior art. for the cord passing through the space between I claim as my invention: the same.

A cord holder formed of a single wire and hav RAY V. KEMPLIN. ing a pair of spaced convolutions at each end 5 connected by a straight portion of the wire on one REFERENCES CITED side Of the centerline Of the tWO convolutions and The following references are of record in th parallel thereto and straight end portions of the fil of this patent; wire extending from the pairs of convolutions into abutting relation on the other side of the center- 10 UNITED STATES PATENTS line of the two convolutions and in spaced paral- N mb r Na Date 1e1 relation thereto, the straight spaced parallel 1,178,056 Craig Apr. 4, 1916 portions forming a body portion upon which h 1,710,384, Sommer Apr. 23, 1929 cord may be readily wound and the two pairs of 

